a ping-pong tournament in 1971 opened up china. could it happen again with kim jong-un? >> he loves basketball. obama loves basketball. let's start there. >> do you get any sense from him that he was looking to change the relationship with the united states? >> one thing i know about him, he's very humble. >> reporter: so what's next? >> i'm going back and find out more. what's really going on. find out more. >> next time you go back, you should bring this report from human rights watch. >> don't hate me. don't hate me. >> reporter: a white house official telling me tonight the u.s. has direct channelling to -- channels to north korea. other officials saying look at what the north koreans are doing, not what rodman says they're saying. >> something to see this morning. thank you. >>> speaking of the white house, the man who hoped to be living there, mitt romney, is talking for the first time about his loss and about how badly he still wants it as he watches washington now from afar. here's what he told fox news. >> i look at what's happening right now. i wish i were ther